pes that in the preparation of this book
she may have been of service to the teachers and children who may be led to
use it.

A. S.

CONTENTS

THE TRAVELLERS AND THE HATCHET
_Adapted from Aesop's Fable, The Travellers and the Hatchet._

THE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSON
_Adapted from Grimm's The Old Man and his Grandson._

THE CROW AND THE FOX
_Suggested by Aesop's Fable, The Crow and the Fox._

THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THEIR DONKEY
_Suggested by Aesop's Fable, The Miller, his Son, and their Ass._

EACH IN HIS OWN PLACE
_Suggested by Grimm's The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage._

WHAT THE GOODMAN DOES IS ALWAYS RIGHT
_Adapted from Hans Andersen's What the Goodman does is always Right._

THE CAT AND THE MOUSE
_Suggested by Grimm's The Cat and the Mouse._

THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF
_Suggested by Hans Andersen's The Girl who trod on the Loaf._

THE UGLY DUCKLING
_Suggested by Hans Andersen's The Ugly Duckling._

THE RED SHOES
_Suggested by Hans Andersen's The Red Shoes._

THE STORY OF ALI COGIA
_Adapted from The Story of Ali Cogia from The Arabian Nights'
Entertainments._

THE WILD SWANS
_Suggested by Hans Andersen's The Wild Swans._

THE TWO COUNTRYMEN
_Suggested by an oriental legend; source unknown._

THE MAN AND THE ALLIGATOR
_From a folk-tale of Spanish Honduras._

THE SONG IN THE HEART
_Suggested by Grimm's The Three Spinners._

THE EMPEROR'S TEST

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

ILLUSTRATIONS

THE MOON CHANGES INTO THE RED BEARD OF THE OLD SOLDIER.

THE TRAVELLERS AND THE HATCHET

"WE HAVE LOST OUR DONKEY"

WHAT THE GOODMAN DOES IS ALWAYS RIGHT

THE CAT AND THE MOUSE

"'T IS SINKING! WHAT SHALL I DO?"

THE UGLY DUCKLING

"A THOUSAND PIECES AT LEAST"

THE TWO COUNTRYMEN

"HELP! HELP!"

THE PRINCE SEES THE THREE GREAT-AUNTS

THE TRAVELLERS AND THE HATCHET

TIME: _last week_.
PLACE: _a high road_.

* * * * *

FIRST TRAVELLER.
SECOND TRAVELLER.
THE CARPENTER.

* * * * *

[_The_ TWO TRAVELLERS _journey along the road. A hatchet lies in the dust
at one side._][Footnote: The explanations in _brackets_ may be read by the
teacher.]

FIRST TRAVELLER (_seeing the hatchet, taking it up_).[Footnote: The words
in _parentheses_ are not intended to be read aloud; they will give the
child the cue as to how the part should be rendered.] Ah, see what I have
found!

SECOND TRAVELLER. Do no